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Border Patrol agents confront DHS chief Mayorkas in contentious meeting of Yuma Sector officers
[JustTheNews]\\ Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents met Wednesday with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who admitted the Biden administration's border policies are unpopular while agents are facing what may be the border's worst-ever situation.Townhall obtained an audio recording of the meeting that sources reportedly said left Mayorkas visibly upset. "The job has not gotten any easier over the last few months and it was very, very difficult throughout 2021," Mayorkas said. "I know apprehending families and kids is not what you signed up to do. And now we got a composition that is changing even more with Cubans, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, and the like, it just gets more difficult." He told agents that DHS is attempting to work with Mexican authorities to stop migrants before the U.S. border. "I know the policies of this administration are not particularly popular with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, but that's the reality and let's see what we can do within that framework," he said, according to Townhall. One agent asked Mayorkas how his department could say Border Patrol's main mission is border security while agents cannot do their job at the border due to administration policies. Mayoraks responded that he appreciated "the candor" and said he working to make sure Border Patrol agents can do their job. The agent said they have heard that response for years. He then reportedly turned his back on Mayorkas. Posted by: Skidmark 2022-01-27 |
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